Comments on: Episode 35: Martha Nussbaum discusses the capabilities approachhttps://lucian.uchicago.edu/blogs/elucidations/2012/05/12/episode-35-martha-nussbaum-discusses-the-capabilities-approach/
A University of Chicago Philosophy PodcastWed, 02 Nov 2016 02:53:39 +0000hourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.6.1By: Mark Balazhttps://lucian.uchicago.edu/blogs/elucidations/2012/05/12/episode-35-martha-nussbaum-discusses-the-capabilities-approach/#comment-1872
Wed, 30 May 2012 10:10:56 +0000http://lucian.uchicago.edu/blogs/elucidations/?p=470#comment-1872Having an undergrad background in Econ, I thought highly of this topic. It was always a sticky issue when we “held all other thing equal” and then analyzed one aspect or variable. In the real world this is a tough issue to rationalize at times. The relationships between variable is usually far more complex than our assumptions profess. This can pigeonhole our attitudes and assumptions regarding these complex variables. This is why economics can sometimes go in circles (as I can imagine philosophy going now and again like it has for the last few thousand years). This makes these topics never become boring.

I would like to interject the ideas of Maslow and his Heirarchy of Needs. This foretold of people not being “happy,” ” fulfilled,” and the Luke when certain worldly, mental, or physical “needs” are not met. These ideas could have insights to how people define happiness or satisfaction.
On top of this is the whole ability vs. intent paradigm. I will be quiet vs. I can be quiet. I can succeed vs. I will succeed. What if you will something you can never do? The Buddhist would say you will suffer because you are acting too selfish…
Maybe?

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Tue, 15 May 2012 20:41:13 +0000http://lucian.uchicago.edu/blogs/elucidations/?p=470#comment-1838Great to hear Mark back on the show!
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Mon, 14 May 2012 22:52:54 +0000http://lucian.uchicago.edu/blogs/elucidations/?p=470#comment-1835Sorry about that–it’s now fixed. Thanks for letting us know.
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Mon, 14 May 2012 11:16:59 +0000http://lucian.uchicago.edu/blogs/elucidations/?p=470#comment-1834looking forward to listening to this, but itunes is currently giving an error (URL could not be found on the server) when I try to download…
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